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lNORMAN S. RICHMOND, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AYSSIGNOR T METALSIEECIAL'IIES` MANUFACTURING COMPANY ,'OF CHICAGO, A CORPORATION OIFlILLINOIS.

ELECTRIC Specification of` Letters Iatent.

Application nled March 80, 1914. Serial No. 8l28,113.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I,NoRMAN S. RIGH- aroxn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing atChicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Electric Lanterns,ofc-which the following'is a specification.

This invention relates to electric lanterns and has for its object `toprovide anew and improved lantern of this description.

One of the objects of my present invention is to provide a simple,eicient and effective means of utilizing the ordinary single dry batteryto produce vva portable electric lantern. The ordinary dry battery isthe result of both experience, experimentation and use, and a drybattery, such forexample as is known as No.6, is of universal use andcan bepurchased for a small price practically any place where general`supplies are sold.l

Thisinvention is illustrated -in the accom- I panyingl drawings,wherein;

Figure 1 is a front view of a lantern em.- bodying the invention; Fig. 2is' a side View of the device shown in Fig. 1, with portions brokenaway; I4-'g.'3 is an inside view of the.

'cover3. The casing or boX may be of any suitable material, but ispreferably of meta-l. As illustrated in Fig. 4, the binding post orterminal 4 of, the battery 1 is connected to the cover 3by the conductor5. yThis con- Y nection may be made in any suitable manner. iks hereinshown the conductor 5 has a Contact 6 which surrounds or engages aninsulating bushing 7 and is pressed against lamp socket 10 into which'anelectric lamp 11 is inserted, the socket 10 lengaging the part 12, whichforms onelterminal of the' thereby completely inclosed.Y

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lamp. It will be seen that byfthis construc-l vlamp socket 10, the otherbinding post or.

terminal 13 of the battery is connected to the l manner. As hereinvshown there is connectother terminal of the lamp in any desired i ed tothe terminal 13 a conductor-'14, which Iis connected to a bolt orconductor 16 pass-` ing through the cover 3, but insulated therevfrom bythe insulating bushing 7. Connected with the conductor 16 is a movableswitch 17 having a handle 18. This switch is adapty ed to engage@ boltor switch contact ,1.9, to which is connected a spring contact20'engaging the other terminal 21 of the lamp 11.

Thecontact 19v is insulated from the cover 3 by the insulating pieces22. Connected 'to' said reflector is preferablvprovided with a removableglass front 24, the lamp being lamp and socket are connected to thecover 3, the body portion of the casing 2 is cut the cover is a reector23 for the lamp 11,

away at 25, so asito permit the end ofthe lamp socket to projecttherethrough into the interior of the casing. A suitable handle 26 isconnected with the casing 3 so that-thel lantern may be easily carriedfrom place to place.

From the are carried byl and removable with the cover,

and that the switch device affords means for" foregoing description', itrwill i be understood that the conductors 5 and.14

making and breaking the circuit between said conductors and the lamp,whose shank extends through the base-portion ofthe reflector and throughthe flange of the cover v on vwhich "the reflector is mounted.

In Fig.' 5 'I have shown a modified con v struction in which the switch17 is pivoted to the contact 19- instead of the conductor 16 and ismoved to engage the 'conductor 16 when it is desired'to vcomplete thecircuit. With this constructionthe battery will not be short-circuitedif' the switch 17 should accidentally come into contact with the cover'3. In Fig. 5, I have also shown a casing ,l j

provided with a different form of handle 27.

I have described in'detail a Vparticular 'as' v 'varied in manyparticulars and'some of the parts omitted and others used with parts notherein shown, without departing from the spiritofmy invention.

4The use and operation of my 'are as follows: in the use ci the devicecasingle cell4 of an ordinary dry battery is securedandthe conductor 5attached to the cover 3 is connected with yone terminal of ,thcfbatteryand the conductor 11i connected the other terminal of the battery. Thebattery is then placed in Ithe`casing 2 and thecover placed thereon. Theconductors 5 areoi suiicient length to permit the easyhan'dling of thedevice. The lantern is n vvin condition for use. Vhen it is desiredteiiiight lthe lantern, itis only necessary to inovelthe switch 17v soas to connect the two terminals of the lamp with the two teriiiiflr'xalsof thebattery. When it is desired to put out'thelight, the switch ismoved to its o'l' :position: j

will be 'seen that by means of this dea cheapand eiicientelectric`lantern isprovided, which usesl a Asingle cell of the ordinary battery.This lamp may have auniversal use, isnotaiected by the wind, ldoes'rictemit-disagreeable odors or smoke, eliminates the danger 'of fire andexplosions andfcan be easily, quickly and cheaply renewed by removingthe old battery and placing a new vone in the casing.. The lamp esAelectrlc connected with and projecting from joneaedge @portion of saidcover and having its'router yterminal in electric connection with saidcover, a conductor connected witlisaid cover and adapted to be connectedwith one terminal of the battery,

and a switchcarried `by said cover and adapted to complete the `circuitfrom the pther lamp'f terminal tothe other battery terminal. i'

2. An electric lantern comprising. a dry battery, acasingl containingsaid 'battery .having a removable cover comprising conducting materlal,an electric lamp carried by thelangeofl said cover and having its outerterminaljin electric connection therewith, a'relector for the lamp alsocarried by :the flange of said cover, a conductor "i connected with saidcover and adapted to ,be connected with Aone terminal of the bat` tery,and a 4switch carried by said cover and adapted to complete the circuitfrein the other lamp ,terminal to the other battery terminal.

invention f 3. device of the characte/r set forth, comprising a casinghavingva top adapted to be opened and which is provided with adownturned fiange, a dryv Vbattery in said casing having poleson itsupper end, a

laterally projecting lamp carried by said flange and `having oneterminal electrically connected with one battery.. pole vand a switchcarried by said top and'adapted to complete the circuitflto the otherbattery pole.

A device of the character set forth comprlslng a casing having a topprovided with a downturned `flange, a dr)7 battery in said..

casing having poles at its upper end, a laterally projecting reflectorhaving at its back `a downturned iiangev and'which serves as `anelectric conductor, a dry battery' in said casing having polesat its'upper end, a laf:- erally projecting electric lamp carried by saidflangeand having one terminal elec\ trically connected vwith said top, aContact member carried by said top and adapted to engage the other lampterminal, electric connections between said top and one battery pole,and a switch electrically connected with the otherv battery 'pole,-andadapted to com-plete the circuit to said contact member. 6. A device ofthe character set forth comprising a casing having a top adapted `sobre!'to be opened and which is provided with a downturned flange and whichserves as an electric conductor, a laterally projecting refiector, and alamp socket at the back por' tion thereof extending through said flange,an electrick lamp extending through said socket, a contact membercarried by the top and engaging the central terminal of said lamp, abattery .in said casing, an electric conductor connecting said top toone pole of the battery and aswitch carried by said top, adapted tocomplete the circuit to the other pole of the battery.

7. A'device of the class described, comprising a dry battery having bothof its poles at ene end, a lamp support of conducting materialv adjacentthe pole end of said battery, an electric' lamp carried Vby said supportand i-n circuit therewith as to one of its terminals, a contact member'-insulated from said support and with which; the other lamp terminaliselectrically connected when inserted to position, a switch member onsaid support for cont 2meY circuitfand ieXible electrical connectionsiXedly anddetachably connected with thepolesof the battery andelectrically .con-- nected-to said support and said switch member,respectively.

'8. A device of the character described, comprising a dry battery, anelectric lamp,

ca 'support provided with a downwardly projecting annular flange, saidlamp being `regmovably xed to said iange with 'its base lying within theconiines thereof, and elec- `trical connections to said lamp fixed tosaid support vwithin saidl annular 'flange and 'Whose free ends are.adapted for fixed en- Y gagement With the poles of said battery.

and whose free ends are adapted-*for enl gagement with the poles of saidbattery andy said lampiI f 10. A device of the character described,

comprisinga dry battery having terminals at its upper end, 'a casing inwhich said battery is removably contained, a cover for said casinghaving a depending flange, a reflector mounted on saidl fiange, anelectric lamp in the base-portion of said reiector, condetachableengagement with said terminals .l ductors carried by said cover andhaving of said battery, and means for making and breaking circuitbetween said conductors and said lamp. l f v In testimony whereof, I aiXmy signal ture in, the presence of two witnesses this 18th day of March,1914;.

NORMAN S. RICHMOND? Witnesses:

Bessin S. RICE, GENEVA HIRTH.

